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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Sinusitis / November 2005FAQ, etc.
Who maintains/hosts FAQ for Alt.Support.Sinusitis Ver. 5.3? http://www.sinusitisfaq.org I just received an email offering a spelling correction: FYI, later on in the FAQ there is an error in either spelling or word usage you may wish to see corrected, involving the word "exacerbate" used in two different places. The word "exasperate" was used erroneously in its place. Unrelated to this, I've been doing more facial massage lately and am finding that it seems to have some efficacy in warding off and lessening the duration of both colds and sinus infections. This is all anecdotal, of course, so take it for what it's worth. Using my knuckles as well as my finger tips, I alternate between rubbing and pressure pointing over the surface of my face covering my nasal and sinus membranes. My thinking is that this increases the blood flow (and infection fighting) to these areas, which don't get a lot of blood flow, and loosens mucous. I do the facial massage for a minute or two each time, anywhere from once to four or five times a day. Each time I wind up swallowing or spitting out some mucous, my sinuses feel warm for some minutes afterward. -- Email: reidgold@removethisnetaxs.com (delete "remove this") Consumer: http://rg.ancients.info/guide Connoisseur: http://rg.ancients.info/glom Counterfeit: http://rg.ancients.info/bogos >Who maintains/hosts FAQ for Alt.Support.Sinusitis Ver. 5.3? > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >day. Each time I wind up swallowing or spitting out some mucous, my >sinuses feel warm for some minutes afterward. I think that blood flow is indeed a key. Exercsie id ano We are hosting it on that be site. Larry Fletcher is kind enough to look after it although we have not revised it beyond your last version. It has stood the test of time. Are there any other updates you would like to see made? >Are there any other updates you would like to see made? Claritin is now OTC, so maybe change the first paragraph under Antihistamines to this: Antihistamines can reduce mucus secretions and sinus swelling. Second-generation prescription oral antihistamines such as Claritin, Allegra, and Zyrtec are less likely to cause drowsiness than first-generation over-the-counter antihistamines such as Benadryl (diphenhydramine hydrochloride), but some people find that Benadryl (or its generic equivalent) is more effective. Claritin, now available over the counter, is the least sedating. Zyrtec is somewhere between Claritin and Benadryl in terms of both efficacy and sedation effects. -- Email: reidgold@removethisnetaxs.com (delete "remove this") Consumer: http://rg.ancients.info/guide Connoisseur: http://rg.ancients.info/glom Counterfeit: http://rg.ancients.info/bogos >>Are there any other updates you would like to see made? > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Antihistamines can reduce mucus secretions and sinus swelling. > Second-generation prescription Why not just remove the word "prescription" above, and delete the OTC reference below? oral antihistamines such as Claritin, > Allegra, and Zyrtec are less likely to cause drowsiness than > first-generation over-the-counter antihistamines such as Benadryl > (diphenhydramine hydrochloride), but some people find that Benadryl > (or its generic equivalent) is more effective. Claritin, now available > over the counter, is the least sedating. Zyrtec is somewhere between > Claritin and Benadryl in terms of both efficacy and sedation effects. I'd argue this last point. IIRC, Claritin works for about 30% of the population. I doubt Zyrtec is that low, but it's a guess. It certainly isn't sedating. Unless one can cite a great deal of comparative studies, I'd simply list them all as potentially useful, with variations in individual responses. Susan >>Are there any other updates you would like to see made? > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >over the counter, is the least sedating. Zyrtec is somewhere between >Claritin and Benadryl in terms of both efficacy and sedation effects. I'm in favor.. Do you want to update it yourself (we can give you ftp access) or would you like us to do it for you? You are the author after all. Incidentally, Steven Litvintchouk has proposed new FAQ material but meanwhile, it seems to me that any corrections to the original version are very worthwhile,,,,,, >>>Are there any other updates you would like to see made? >> [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > meanwhile, it seems to me that any corrections to the original version are > very worthwhile,,,,,, I hate to put a damper on this, but that's not what I have observed over the months and years the original FAQ has been available. It has not proven to be valuable to all the posters who come here looking for help and support. In fact, that's why I posted that new material some time ago--a genuine list of "Frequently Asked Questions," rather than a tutorial about sinusitis. By far the most common questions we get here are: 1. Are my symptoms indicative of sinusitis? 2. I've tried {lots of things} but I'm still sick; is there anything else I can try? Those questions and the discussions that follow constitute the bulk of our discussions here. And the current FAQ doesn't do a good job of dealing with them. That's why it is referred to so infrequently. Folks aren't looking for a tutorial on sinusitis; they're looking for advice as to what, specifically, they should do.  SignatureSteven D. Litvintchouk Email: sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net Remove the NOSPAM before replying to me. >I hate to put a damper on this, but that's not what I have observed over >the months and years the original FAQ has been available. It has not [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >Folks aren't looking for a tutorial on sinusitis; they're looking for >advice as to what, specifically, they should do. I think we can put both up. As you say, they have difficult approaches and goals. Can we put yours up in draft form and leave his up as the original? I am sorry I have not contibuted yet. Should we make it a wiki? I do have another wiki up for a WebSphere User Group using Moinmoin. If you want to see it please email me for the URL. Thanks, Don I know I was going to contribute Good to see that there are ideas for the site and the FAQ. Althow i do not post often, i still read and follow the group. So, if i can be of any help, just let me know! Andries > On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 02:32:59 GMT, "Steven L." > <sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net> [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > > I know I was going to contribute >Good to see that there are ideas for the site and the FAQ. > >Althow i do not post often, i still read and follow the group. >So, if i can be of any help, just let me know! Andries helped get the web site going..... >Do you want to update it yourself (we can give you ftp access) or would you >like us to do it for you? You are the author after all. > >Incidentally, Steven Litvintchouk has proposed new FAQ material but >meanwhile, it seems to me that any corrections to the original version are >very worthwhile,,,,,, I hereby bequeath the FAQ to you, this newsgroup, the sinusitis community, or anyone else who might benefit from it, to update and correct as you see fit. Steven D. Litvintchouk doesn't think it's useful, so feel free to scrap it too. His thinking is skewed though. For as long as there have been newsgroups and FAQs, a certain fairly substantial percentage of people have ignored them and asked questions of the group that were answered in the FAQ. But if he thinks he can do better, OK with me. Or if you want to post both, that's OK with me too. Whatever works. -- Email: reidgold@removethisnetaxs.com (delete "remove this") Consumer: http://rg.ancients.info/guide Connoisseur: http://rg.ancients.info/glom Counterfeit: http://rg.ancients.info/bogos
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